This week was a recovery week for me and I did some recovery and some sabotage. I was traveling this past week and I have been finding it VERY hard to stay motivated while on the road lately. Despite my best intentions I eat terribly and don’t hit all the workouts with the commitment that I should. I will be traveling a bit more in the near future and I must commit to eating clean while on the road. That, and I MUST do better at getting the workouts in.

I did workout most days of this recovery week and some days I even did double workouts by getting in a treadmill run in during the evening but I was not as perfect as I wanted to be.

I’m tracking my calories lately and I am way over my daily allowance for many days in a row now. I must do better.

So for the next two weeks, before traveling again, I will really concentrate on double workouts, eating clean and burning what I eat.

I had a great Beachbody experience tonight. As I was catching up on email tonight I saw a Tweet come in from Perry Tinsley of the very inspirational Power Blast Podcast. The Tweet said “Join me in 45 minutes 6:00 CST for an online BB presentation!” so I clicked on the link and was treated to a very motivating conversation and presentation from Perry himself. It was pretty cool to talk to him directly as I have great respect for him and his dedication to his body, his diet, his podcasts and his Beachbody business. We chatted a bit and he went through a new Beachbody coaching presentation that he put together with his team. I am still on the fence about becoming a Beachbody coach but after that presentation I am leaning a bit closer to taking the plunge. It was great to talk with him and if you ever get a chance you should check it out. He does these once a week so follow Perry on Twitter at http://twitter.com/perrytinsley.

So till next time… Bring It!

Day 82 was a great workout! I did the P90X Plus Upper Plus and then substituted Abs/Core Plus with Ab RipperX. I worked out in the hotel gym again and this was the first time I did P90X while listening to music on my MP3 Player and not the actual workout DVD. It was a very nice change of pace and the music motivated me more than the DVD audio does. I’ll have to try that more often. I’m bummed that I forgot to log into WOWY.com for this workout though. :o(

Day 83 was a total loss. I had to get up at 4AM to fly home and did not get home until 7PM. Too tired to workout when I walked in the door. I’ll do today’s Kenpo Cardio tomorrow, followed by a long run.

I got some great news when I arrived home tonight and checked my email. I have the BEST Beachbody Coach in the world! Coach Michelle is my Beachbody coach and she ran a contest last month for the people that she coaches. She was offering a tub of P90X recovery drink to the person who worked out in WOWY more than anyone else in December. Extra points were given if you brought someone new to the WOWY Gym with you. Guess what? I WON!! Woo Hoo! THANKS Michelle! I love that stuff!

If you’re looking for a Beachbody coach I can highly recommend Michelle. Check out her blog here… http://improvinglifetoday.com

Till next time… Bring It!!

This is this first day of P90X Plus week 8/recovery. The workout was Chest and Back and I happen to like that one a lot! It was good to spend some time with this old friend this morning. It’s been awhile since I have done this one but it still felt great. And I increased reps in some of the exercises but lost a few reps in others.

Today is day 30 of my clean eating challenge  and I feel fantastic. I’ll probably post some before and after pics later tonight. I didn’t take very detailed before pics but I think that you’ll be able to see the difference.

For the next 30 days I will do something similar but this time I will allow myself a glass of wine or a scotch every couple of days. It’s purely for the heart related benefits of course. ;o)

Finally, I thin about becoming a Beachbody coach everyday. I wont be able to put this off and one day real soon I will have to take the leap.

Till next time… Bring It!

I’m now 1/2 way through P90X Plus. Woo hoo! I think I need to skip the second workout today though. I was feeling a bit off during today’s P90X Plus Total Body Plus workout. I increased reps on some exercises but fell way short on others. I think I need more calories and a night off of the treadmill. More calories will come tomorrow when I have my splurge meal Thanksgiving day. I’m on day 25 of my clean eating challenge and from the beginning I had planned on splurging on Thanksgiving day. I don’t think I’ll go crazy, and we prepare food in a pretty healthy way anyway, but I will have turkey dressing, I will have a piece of pie, and I will have a couple glasses of scotch.

I got the first newsletter from my new coach (Coach Michelle) and it’s great. She’s doing an awesome job so if you’re new to Beachbody and looking for a Coach, or have a coach that you are not happy with, contact Coach Michelle!

Till next time… Bring it!

Plyometrics was the workout of the day and it’s still a killer. According to my log I have done P90X just shy of 200 days now. Not in a row, just 200 times doing a P90X or P90X Plus workout. And even though I have done PlyoX that many times IT IS STILL a killer workout! Wow, love it.

I hope to get my second workout in after work but I have some stuff going on and may have to skip it. Sniff, sniff.

Hey, if you’ve been following along I mentioned in last Thursdays post that I was feeling like I was coming down with the cold everyone in my family had. And that I was hoping some clean eating and a little YogaX would chase the cold away. Well guess what. Last Thursday was the only day I felt cold symptoms! This reminds me of my P90X Day 44 post from March 18th of 2008 – Granny’s cure for the common cold!

Finally, I am seriously thinking of becoming a Beachbody coach. I’m just trying to get more info about it now. I’ll be ready early January but I need more information. So I’d love to hear your thoughts! If you’re a coach please tell me you experiences with it. Are you making money at it? How long did it take to make money? How hard is it to do? Do you have to solicit all your friends? Cause I hate that.

Till next time…Bring It!

I was a little off track today. I had to have blood drawn at 7:00 am for a cholesterol test and decided not to do my workout before the test. I read online that working out before a cholesterol test can raise your level by as much as 15 to 20 % for an hour or so.

So I did my scheduled Upper Plus and Abs/Core Plus workout after work. It’s been awhile since I worked out in the afternoon but in the past it always seemed that I had more energy in the afternoon. Not today. I felt strong on some exercises but was a couple reps shorter than normal on others. All in all a great workout.

Yesterday I was visiting a good friend of mine that I had not seen in awhile. To my surprise he had P90X sitting on his shelf. He’s just getting started but it’s great that we will have this in common too. P90X seems to be taking the country by storm. I monitor Twitter using a service called www.tweetbeep.com , they send me an email anytime a tweet contains one of my keywords. By watching words like P90X, YogaX, KenpoX and Tony Horton I am able to see how often those words are tweeted. And they are going in popularity every day. Very cool!

More good news! I found, and was assigned, a new awesome Beachbody Coach – Coach Michelle

Till next time… Bring It!